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News November 2013
A new report from the Health Council of Canada, entitled “Better health, better care, better value for all,” indicates that a decade of health care reform in Canada has produced disappointing ...
News November 2013
New study findings by researchers with Providence Health Care warn that relying on traditional symptoms to ... attack. The study, a collaboration between Providence Health Care, the University of British Columbia, and the McGill University Health Centre, is published in the September issue of  JAMA ...
News November 2013
... care to a family member or friend with a long-term health condition, disability, or health care needs related to aging. Data from the 2012 ... children, at 5%. The survey also looked at the types of health conditions requiring care. Age-related needs topped ...
News November 2013
... program in British Columbia and establishing the Breast Health Fellowship at BC Women’s Hospital and Health Centre.  Dr Gordon has worked with the BC Women’s ...
News November 2013
... arthritis medication during pregnancy can affect the health of either the mother or the baby. The results of Dr De Vera’s research could help guide important health decisions for women with arthritis who are pregnant or ...
Physician Information Technology Office / BY: Bruce Hobson, MD November 2013
... Solution (PLIS). In addition, the Lower Mainland health authorities and the Provincial Health Services Authority have recently developed integrated health information technology platforms to enable the ...
President's Comment / BY: William Cunningham, MD, CCFP, CCFP (EM) November 2013
... the last few decades, our ability to make improvements to health care delivery has relied largely on the benefits of ... fibre optic endoscopes, telehealth conferencing to bring health care to isolated areas, and greatly improved ... in their medical care. For physicians and other health care providers, the use of electronic medical records ...
WorkSafeBC / BY: Jeffrey Quon, DC, MHSc, PhD, FCCSC November 2013
... found at www.worksafebc.com (click on Safety at Work, then Health Care Providers, then Chiropractors). When to refer to ... services for injured workers, contact WorkSafeBC Health Care Services at 604 232-7787, or for clinical ...
BC Centre for Disease Control / BY: Muhammad Morshed, PhD, SCCM December 2013
... on serological testing were obtained from the BC Public Health Microbiology and Reference Laboratory and combined ... with de-identified UBT test data from the BC Ministry of Health.  The data demonstrated that the diagnostic approach ... and could have the secondary benefit of resulting in health care cost savings.  Repeat UBT tests performed within ...
Council on Health Promotion / BY: Lloyd Oppel, MD, MHSc, FCFP(Em) December 2013
... compassionate context. —Lloyd Oppel, MD Chair, Allied Health Practices Committee Council on Health Promotion The making of an urban medical myth ...